Belmar Groves
The nonprofit Metro West Housing Solutions has received more than $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Jefferson County to provide housing and services to 15 formerly homeless, low-income veterans at Belmar Groves Apartments in the heart of Lakewood.
The money will be used to improve the community resource center at the apartment complex at 259 S. Teller St. Improvements will include new or expanded event/education space, the addition of a fitness room, a computer lab/career development center and new private offices for small group and one-on-one services.Additional improvements may include enhanced physical accessibility in apartments, more accessible sidewalks and the addition of new amenities such as a community garden.
In addition to HUD, Jefferson County and Jefferson County’s Department of Human Services and Community Development, the partnership helping MWHS includes the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA isn’t providing any money, but will provide case-management services.
“We greatly appreciate Jefferson County, the VA, and HUD’s involvement in this exciting initiative,” said Tami Fischer, executive director of MWHS. “Returning to civilian life from military service is particularly challenging in today’s economy and we look forward to the opportunity to provide housing and services to a very deserving and vulnerable population. Moreover, the improvements made to Belmar Groves will enhance our new veteran residents’ quality of life.”
The improvements will be officially unveiled at a celebration on July 2.
Speakers scheduled for the even include:
- Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D, 7th District.
- HUD Region VIII Administrator Rick Garcia.
- Lakewood Mayor Bob Murphy
- Representatives from the VA and Jefferson County.
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Pork.
It smells so good.
Oh Dave, show a little compassion on this one. They are homeless vets. It is better than cash for clunkers.
I think I am the only one who was a fan of cash for clunkers.
Based upon the historical data
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/02/us-light-vehicle-sales-at-1418-million.html
it is fairly clear than “cash for clunkers” only shifted demand.
That was the big criticism, of course, Dave. However, I did read one report that said 40 percent of those surveyed said they weren’t in the market for a new car. That aside, I liked it for environmental reasons. According to the EPA, when I swapped my old Isuzu Trooper for a Suzuki SX/4, my gas mileage improved by 60%. The truth is, it more than doubled, since my gas mileage was less on the Trooper and has been more on the Suzuki than what the EPA said. One reason I didn’t sell my Trooper earlier was because it was almost certain that the buyer would put more than the 3,500 or so miles I was driving a year at the time, so I didn’t feel I would be helping the environment by not driving a gas guzzler. And my Trooper didn’t have air bags and the Suzuki does, which hopefully will lessen the chance of a severe injury if I am in an accident. Selfishly, I received $3,500 for the Trooper, which was probably more than twice what it would have been worth on the open market. I am glad, though, it was a short-lived program.
If I were King, I would set up this:
1. You take your car in for the emission test.
2. If the car is more than 10 years old and it FAILS the test you are offered
3. Twice the Blue Book trade-in value that day, in cash/check. All you have to do is produce the title.
4. The car is immediately shipped to a trusted junk yard which will ensure that it is never on the road again.
Maybe at 15 years old. I like this idea from the perspective of those old, poorly maintained, cars are usually the ones that overheat on the highway and cause a traffic backup. But I think that people would figure out ways to game the system that would negate most of the intent of the system, hence we would just end up with another ineffective government program.
Fine.
Let’s start with 15 years.
A 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Sedan has a “value” of $800. So, we, as taxpayers, spend $1600 to get this POS off the roads.
Worth it, in my opinion.
I say, let’s try it and see what happens.
I really don’t care about gaming in the beginning.
Seems like a small sum of money for a speaking event for four different politicos. I don’t fully understand what this place does, thus I do not have an opinion about the $500,000.